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Sunday, April 3, 2011

A New Department = A New Adventure!

So I am back volunteering at Hospital B now that all of the crap with the ACT is OVER and School is done :) I decided to work in their ED just to see if the Trauma Nursing thing is for me... Oh, It IS! It may be a little early to make my decision but, I had alot of fun today!

On my adventures through the 19 Room & 2 Trauma Bay ED I got to experience:

Triage and the stuff that goes with it.

My First FULL BLOWN compound fracture (Yes the bone WAS sticking out of this poor kid's arm He was VERY BRAVE)

My second Cardiopulmonary Arrest Almost dropped in the ambulance bay (Yes, I have kept count. Weird I know.)

A gentleman who drove himself to the ER with a broken right ankle.

Several bumps,headaches and a busted chin on a kiddo (3 years old and he was a TROOPER!)

I got to see 3 Traumas roll in. ( a big car wreck and the heart attack victim mentioned above)

I also got to see a criminal get arrested in the ED after he was treated. I should be use to it since my dad is a police officer but, I'm not lol! I was more curious what kind of trouble he was in by "stocking the room" but, I kept my big nose out of it.

Part of my duties is to go running out the door when a car pulls up and offer a wheel chair to the incoming Victims (I mean) Patients. The kiddo with a compound fracture pulled up and omg I almost passed out. No amount of Civil Air Patrol Search and Rescue trauma training prepares you for that. (NONE)